Lolo Pass, on the border of Montana and Idaho, is a wonderful, scenic place to ski. Whether you’re a classic-style or a skate-style skier, you’ll find over eight miles of groomed trails, plus a significant network of groomed multi-use trails (suitable for skating or non-tracked classic).
It’s widely known that Sacagawea is the most frequently honored woman in the U.S. with at least 16 statues created in tribute to her.
But few people know there are also four mountain peaks and one glacier named for her.
Bozeman Pass is a High Potential Historic Site on the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail.
On July 15, 1806, as Clark’s party traveled from the Gallatin River toward the Yellowstone River valley, they were guided by Sacagawea, who knew the area from her childhood. She led them between the Bridger and Gallatin mountain ranges through Bozeman Pass.
Along River’s Edge Trail in Great Falls, Montana you’ll come face to face with this life-size steel frame sculpture titled, “Grizzly Bear.” Created by Nathan Bread in 2008, the artwork commemorates the approximate location where Meriwether Lewis encountered a grizzly on June 14, 1805.
Originally established in 1964 as Ravalli National Wildlife Refuge, the 2,800-acre sanctuary along the Bitterroot River was renamed in 1978 in honor of the late Senator Lee Metcalf, a native of Montana and a long-time conservationist. Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge was set aside for the protection of migratory bird species. About 235 species of birds have been documented, and over 100 nest here annually.
One of the toughest hiking sections of the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail is without a doubt the trail from the Lochsa River up to Wendover Ridge in the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests in eastern Idaho.
